Charles Allen, Chief Projectionist
Hailing from Rochester, Charlie was hired as Chief Projectionist at the George Eastman House in 2007. He received a BA in Film Production from Hunter College in 2003 and graduated from The L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation's certificate program in 2006.

Antonella Bonfanti, Curatorial Assistant, Technical Services
Antonella began working in the Motion Picture Department in the Fall of 2008. Specializing in Cinema Studies and Visual Arts, she completed an Honors B.A. from the University of Toronto in 2003 and spent the following three years working as a free-lance motion picture projectionist and technical director for independent cinemas and film festivals in Toronto. She graduated of the Selznick Graduate Program of Film and Media Preservation in 2008.

Jared Case, Head of Cataloguing and Research Center
Jared is a native of Western New York, and has studied at SUNY Cortland, SUNY Brockport and The L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation (class of 2002). He was hired as a Curatorial Assistant in 2002 and moved into cataloging in 2003. Jared's main duties involve the maintenance and administration of the cataloging database, TMS (The Museum System).

Patti Doyen, Vault Manager, Safety Film
A 2006 graduate of The L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation, she studied film production and media studies at New York University and the State University of New York at Buffalo. She is a member of AIC-CERT (the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works Collections Emergency Response Team), specializing in disaster preparedness and recovery.

Dianna Ford, Curatorial Assistant, Technical Services
Dianna received a Master's Degree in Library and Information Science from Kent State University and worked for nine years as an archivist and cataloger at the Archives of the History of American Psychology at the University of Akron in Ohio. She is a 2008 graduate of The L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation.

David Frassetto, Curatorial Assistant—Digital Stills
David received his B.A. in Communication/Broadcasting from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 1998. After graduation, David was employed by broadcast news for six years as a video editor, as well as a videographer, master control and studio camera operator. He also worked with Crown Media for three years in video quality assurance. A 2009 MFA graduate from Visual Studies Workshop, SUNY Brockport and his 2008 summer internship at George Eastman House led to his current staff position.

Jim Healy, Assistant Curator, Exhibitions
Jim Healy began as the Motion Picture Department's Film Programmer in September of 2001 and became Assistant Curator, Exhibitions, in early 2003. Prior to working at George Eastman House, he was a Film Programmer for the Chicago International Film Festival and a freelance writer, living in Chicago. In the last year, he's programmed and arranged the first full retrospectives of John Cassavetes' work in Italy and Russia. Jim is also an advisor to the Torino Film Festival, for whom he co-authored a book on Cassavetes' work, published in 2007.

Nancy Kauffman, Stills Archivist
Nancy received her B.A in English from Arizona State University in 1987 and her Master's in Library Science from Emporia State University in 2004. She graduated from The L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation in 2005. She worked as a paralegal in litigation and environmental law for 16 years in Portland, Oregon. Nancy joined the Motion Picture Department shortly after graduating from the Selznick School as a Curatorial Assistant. In 2007 she was promoted to Stills Archivist.

Anthony L'Abbate, Preservation Officer
Anthony is a 1999 graduate of The L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation, after graduation he worked for two years at the Cinema Arts Laboratory, in Angels, Pennsylvania, as their contact printer. He returned to George Eastman House in the fall of 2001 as the stills archivist. Since March of 2007 he has worked in preservation.

Alexis Mayer, Curatorial Assistant, Digital Stills
Alexis graduated from Emerson College in 2006 with a BFA in Visual and Media Arts. She has worked as a projectionist for two years and currently works part time at Rochester's Little and Cinema theaters. Alexis graduated from The L. Jeffery Selznick School of Film Preservation in 2008.

Deborah Stoiber, Nitrate Vault Manager, The Louis B. Mayer Conservation Center
Deborah is from Fresno, CA where she received her BA in Economics from California State University, Fresno. She graduated from The L. Jeffrey Selznick School in 1998. After graduation, she spent time at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY working on their 16mm collection. She was the Assistant Vault Manager, William K. Everson Collection at GEH from 1998-2000 and has been the Vault Manager of the Louis B. Mayer Conservation Center since 2000.

Jeffrey (Jeff) Stoiber, Assistant Curator, The L. Jeffrey School of Film Preservation
Jeff has both his BA in Media Studies (1993) and his Masters of Library Science (1997) from the State University of New York at Buffalo, his hometown. While completing his MLS he interned at both the American Film Institute and the George Eastman House. The Eastman House internship led to his employment as the Administrator of the Selznick School a position he's held since 1997.

Edward (Ed) E. Stratmann, Associate Curator, Preservation
Hired by James Card in 1974, Ed has worked for all five Curators/Department heads of the Motion Picture Department. He started as a Curatorial Assistant, working with nitrate. Over the years he has been Film Technician, Vault Manager, Projectionist, in charge of the Study Center, and Assistant Curator. He took over Preservation in 1988. Ed received The AMIA Dan and Kathy Leab Award and The Pordenone Preservation Award, both in 1998. He is a founding member of AMIA and has served on the AMIA Board of Directors, as Secretary. Ed has been a member of SMPTE for over ten years and has been on the local board of Managers three times.

Ben Tucker, Collection Processing Technician
Ben Tucker was born and raised in Nitro, WV and received a Film Studies degree from the University of Pittsburgh. Following graduation he worked in various positions at Pittsburgh Filmmakers and then in the Film & Video Department at the Andy Warhol Museum. In 2002 he moved to Rochester to attend The L. Jeffery Selznick School of Film Preservation and has been an employee of the Motion Picture Department since graduation.

Daniel (Dan) Wagner, Preservation Officer
Dan is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from The L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation in 2000. After graduation he spent 5 years as the Safety Vault Manager at the Eastman House and is currently the Preservation Officer in Charge of Digital Initiatives.

Tim Wagner, Film Technician & Coordinator of Shipping
Tim is from Buffalo, New York where he received his BA in Media Production & Distribution from SUNY Buffalo. He graduated in 2001 from The L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation. Tim has experience working in film and video production & post-production, theatrical projection, broadcast television, distance learning, corporate communications, archival projection and film handling. He participated in archival staff exchanges with the National Library of Norway and the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. His passions include amusement parks, roller coasters, movie theaters, and band organs.

Caroline Yeager, Assistant Curator, Motion Picture Department
Caroline has been a staff member since 1998 when she graduated from The L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation. She has 25 years of experience working in performing arts, an MFA from Temple University (1975), and a BS from SUNY Brockport (1972). As Assistant Curator, MPD, she has the following responsibilities: Providing access to the film collection through film loans; Assisting donors with acquisitions and access to film materials, negotiating, drafting and editing donor and deposit agreements; Grant Writing and supervision; Management and supervision of department budgets; providing the public with information on the motion picture collections and access.